Andrew Gillett (wishlist Reality Drift!)
@arganoid.com
Game developer, computer science & programming tutor, person defined by comma-separated values.
Partial gameography: Dog's Life, RCT3, Thrillville, LostWinds2, Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Elite Dangerous
Books: Code the Classics Vols 1, 2
Partial gameography: Dog's Life, RCT3, Thrillville, LostWinds2, Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Elite Dangerous
Books: Code the Classics Vols 1, 2
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Reality Drift on Steam
Reality Drift is a roguelike racing game where your choices matter. Race through a series of strange worlds, choose upgrades for your car and decide which track will be next - your decisions are just ...
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I'm proud to announce Reality Drift, a roguelike racing game where your choices matter. Race through a series of strange worlds, choose upgrades for your car and decide which track will be next - your decisions are just as important as how you drive!
store.steampowered.com/app/3078120/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3078120/...
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I think as AI becomes harder to distinguish the arts best response is going to be get weirder.
If the masses demand regression to the mean your task is to make something so strange its existence defies expectation.
If the masses demand regression to the mean your task is to make something so strange its existence defies expectation.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I think as AI becomes harder to distinguish the arts best response is going to be get weirder.
If the masses demand regression to the mean your task is to make something so strange its existence defies expectation.
If the masses demand regression to the mean your task is to make something so strange its existence defies expectation.
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The other day I described the world of Anthem as "what a supremely boring person thinks 'cool sci-fi' looks like," but it just hit me what it actually is...
Its Graphics Card Chic...
Its Graphics Card Chic...
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The other day I described the world of Anthem as "what a supremely boring person thinks 'cool sci-fi' looks like," but it just hit me what it actually is...
Its Graphics Card Chic...
Its Graphics Card Chic...
Slightly diminish a game.
Blue Rice
Blue Rice
Slightly diminish a game.
Chatty Hill
Chatty Hill
Slightly diminish a game.
No Mas Effect.
No Mas Effect.
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Slightly diminish a game.
Blue Rice
Blue Rice
The mother of his children will forget about them if he talks to her about something else for too long
This is actually horrifying and in no way should be allowed. As for the latter point; fucking hell.
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The mother of his children will forget about them if he talks to her about something else for too long
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Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
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Spent a while earlier this evening in a VR app called ArtQuest looking at all the huge amount of minute details in Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. You can get right up close to the painting to see the tiniest details, it's fab. That lad was proper bonkers, and no mistake.
January 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Spent a while earlier this evening in a VR app called ArtQuest looking at all the huge amount of minute details in Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. You can get right up close to the painting to see the tiniest details, it's fab. That lad was proper bonkers, and no mistake.
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I turned 51 today and it's crazy to think that I'm probably over a third of the way through my life, like in 2100 I'm going to be a legitimately old man, I probably won't be able to do some of the things I do today. I may not even live to see 2125. Wild.
January 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I turned 51 today and it's crazy to think that I'm probably over a third of the way through my life, like in 2100 I'm going to be a legitimately old man, I probably won't be able to do some of the things I do today. I may not even live to see 2125. Wild.
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Ok, it's been one week shy of two months since release. Maybe time for a 'state of Sektori' thread again? First, still super grateful of the response. Ending on some GOTY 2025 lists was unexpected to say the least.
Okay, it's been a week since release. Reception has been AWESOME, much much more than I expected for such a niche thing! Thank you! ❤️ A few thoughts (thread).
January 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Ok, it's been one week shy of two months since release. Maybe time for a 'state of Sektori' thread again? First, still super grateful of the response. Ending on some GOTY 2025 lists was unexpected to say the least.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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This menu is my ‘all men think about Rome at least once a day’
January 10, 2026 at 8:26 AM
This menu is my ‘all men think about Rome at least once a day’
Gary Le Strange does an insanely good parody of Bowie and Gary Numan www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJeA...
Gary Le Strange - All I Ever Do (is sit in my room) (2005)
YouTube video by Gary Le Strange
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Gary Le Strange does an insanely good parody of Bowie and Gary Numan www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJeA...
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I love how Unicode brings together history, calligraphy, culture and really stupid stuff
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I love how Unicode brings together history, calligraphy, culture and really stupid stuff
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
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Any advice Tom has on making indie games is worth listening to, but I really want to highlight his thoughts on price point - it's well explained.
I do think that the movement to get indies to charge more mostly just hurt new indies - with fewer players, fewer/worse reviews, and lower sales.
I do think that the movement to get indies to charge more mostly just hurt new indies - with fewer players, fewer/worse reviews, and lower sales.
January 9, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Any advice Tom has on making indie games is worth listening to, but I really want to highlight his thoughts on price point - it's well explained.
I do think that the movement to get indies to charge more mostly just hurt new indies - with fewer players, fewer/worse reviews, and lower sales.
I do think that the movement to get indies to charge more mostly just hurt new indies - with fewer players, fewer/worse reviews, and lower sales.
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Right, gonna start work right after I've watched that cat say "Malm" another five or six times
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Right, gonna start work right after I've watched that cat say "Malm" another five or six times
As I was leaving the pub I heard someone talking about the genius of Miyazaki, so I turned to them and said something like "Miyazaki! Dark Souls! Yeaahhh!"
(They were talking about that Miyazaki, not the other one, who also warrants a "Yeaahhh!")
(They were talking about that Miyazaki, not the other one, who also warrants a "Yeaahhh!")
January 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
As I was leaving the pub I heard someone talking about the genius of Miyazaki, so I turned to them and said something like "Miyazaki! Dark Souls! Yeaahhh!"
(They were talking about that Miyazaki, not the other one, who also warrants a "Yeaahhh!")
(They were talking about that Miyazaki, not the other one, who also warrants a "Yeaahhh!")
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11 days from now marks one year since this guy got away with doing a Nazi salute on live TV. Since then, he - the world's richest man - has gutted govt programmes causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children and turned his microblogging website into a child porn generator. Consequences!
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
11 days from now marks one year since this guy got away with doing a Nazi salute on live TV. Since then, he - the world's richest man - has gutted govt programmes causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children and turned his microblogging website into a child porn generator. Consequences!
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I'm too lazy to do it myself but a blocklist for everyone sharing AI "unmasked" images of the murderous ICE thug would be nice.
It's such a wildly irresponsible and dumb thing to do. People saying "find him" while posting him with randomly generated faces is so stupid I don't know where to begin.
It's such a wildly irresponsible and dumb thing to do. People saying "find him" while posting him with randomly generated faces is so stupid I don't know where to begin.
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I'm too lazy to do it myself but a blocklist for everyone sharing AI "unmasked" images of the murderous ICE thug would be nice.
It's such a wildly irresponsible and dumb thing to do. People saying "find him" while posting him with randomly generated faces is so stupid I don't know where to begin.
It's such a wildly irresponsible and dumb thing to do. People saying "find him" while posting him with randomly generated faces is so stupid I don't know where to begin.
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The missions/deliveries in Reality Drift are structured around the game's five main characters. Each character has five deliveries, and each character has their own twist on the formula. I've almost finished making all 25 missions, the next step is to check the balance and difficulty progression
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The missions/deliveries in Reality Drift are structured around the game's five main characters. Each character has five deliveries, and each character has their own twist on the formula. I've almost finished making all 25 missions, the next step is to check the balance and difficulty progression
Adding a new boon to Reality Drift, inspired by Brimstone in Slay the Spire, which is the relic that each turn increases your strength by 2 and enemy strength by 1.
A boon is a special modifier/bonus which you get in late-game missions. It's a lot like the Neow bonuses in STS.
#gamedev #indiedev
A boon is a special modifier/bonus which you get in late-game missions. It's a lot like the Neow bonuses in STS.
#gamedev #indiedev
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Which potential coalitions have the most support from Britons?
LD + Lab, Davey PM: 36% support
Lab + Grn, Starmer PM: 33%
Lab + LD, Starmer PM: 31%
Grn + Lab, Polanski PM: 30%
Ref + Con, Farage PM: 29%
LD + Con, Davey PM: 26%
Con + Ref, Badenoch PM: 25%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
LD + Lab, Davey PM: 36% support
Lab + Grn, Starmer PM: 33%
Lab + LD, Starmer PM: 31%
Grn + Lab, Polanski PM: 30%
Ref + Con, Farage PM: 29%
LD + Con, Davey PM: 26%
Con + Ref, Badenoch PM: 25%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 8, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Which potential coalitions have the most support from Britons?
LD + Lab, Davey PM: 36% support
Lab + Grn, Starmer PM: 33%
Lab + LD, Starmer PM: 31%
Grn + Lab, Polanski PM: 30%
Ref + Con, Farage PM: 29%
LD + Con, Davey PM: 26%
Con + Ref, Badenoch PM: 25%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
LD + Lab, Davey PM: 36% support
Lab + Grn, Starmer PM: 33%
Lab + LD, Starmer PM: 31%
Grn + Lab, Polanski PM: 30%
Ref + Con, Farage PM: 29%
LD + Con, Davey PM: 26%
Con + Ref, Badenoch PM: 25%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...